Palantir provides technology to ICE to surveil and target immigrants in the United States.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple reliable sources, dated before the 2026-10-03 post, report that Palantir holds ICE contracts to build surveillance and deportation-targeting systems, so the claim holds as of that date. The claim matches the post's wording, and the post's reference to the company and ICE is resolved correctly.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… This time, they're leading a week of action against Peter Thiel's data gobbling surveillance demons at Palantir. The tech company has happily and profitably provided technology to ICE to surveil and target immigrants in the Us., and to Israel's Ministry of Defense to use in its ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. As Truthout reported, the union is pushing public institutions, including hospitals and other healthcare providers, to end contracts and partnerships with Palantir …
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Supports. Reuters (April 2026) reports Palantir won a contract with ICE to develop surveillance systems, and that its work drew scrutiny over immigration enforcement.[1]
Supports. AP (January 2026) reports Palantir was paid $30 million to extend an ICE contract to build a system designed to locate people flagged for deportation.[2]
Supports. The Hill (January 2026) reports Palantir's ICE contract drew concern over how the government uses Americans' data in immigration enforcement.[5]
Supports. Congressional Democrats' April 2026 press release describes ICE's ongoing use of Palantir-developed technologies to collect personal data and fuel a mass surveillance ecosystem supporting DHS enforcement.[3]
Supports. Palantir's own SEC filing describes providing ICE with pattern-finding systems that underpin its enforcement tactics, and reports over $81 million in ICE contracts since January 2025.[4]
Context. Reporting on ICE's Palantir tools, including the ELITE targeting system and the ICM system, describes them as used to identify and locate deportation targets.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Minneapolis campaigners press Swiss National Bank to dump Palantir investmentreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Goldman, Wyden, Velázquez Demand Answers on ICE Use of ...goldman.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Palantir Technologies Incsec.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Palantir courts major federal contracts — and controversy ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 6All the Ways Palantir is Assisting Trump’s Abusive Removal Campaign | ACLUaclu.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Palantir Technologies Inc | AFSC Investigateinvestigate.afsc.org · not rated · cited for: context
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